Kenny O'Brien

Birth and Death Data: Born February 26, 1928

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1949 - 1954

Roles Represented in DAHR: string bass

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca 83562 April 1949 Introduction and theme music-2: Yesterdays ; The peanut vendor Charlie Ventura Septet instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 83563 April 1949 Euphoria, part 1 Charlie Ventura Septet instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 83564 April 1949 Euphoria, part 2 Charlie Ventura Septet instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 83565 April 1949 Euphoria, part 3 Charlie Ventura Septet instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 83566 April 1949 Fine and dandy Charlie Ventura Septet instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 83567 April 1949 East of Suez Charlie Ventura Septet instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 83568 April 1949 If I had you-1 Charlie Ventura Septet instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 83569 April 1949 I'm forever blowing bubbles Charlie Ventura Septet instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 83570 April 1949 Pennies from heaven Charlie Ventura Septet instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 83571 April 1949 How high the moon, part 1 Charlie Ventura Septet instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 83572 April 1949 How high the moon, part 2 Charlie Ventura Septet instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 83573 April 1949 How high the moon, part 3 Charlie Ventura Septet instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 84293 4/8/1953 Cheerful little earful Terry Gibbs Orchestra instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 84294 4/8/1953 I may be wrong Terry Gibbs Orchestra instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 84295 4/8/1953 Swinging the Robert A.G. (Waitin' for the R.A.G.) Terry Gibbs Orchestra instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 84296 4/8/1953 Lollypop Terry Gibbs Orchestra instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 84311 4/3/1953 Trotting Terry Gibbs Sextet instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 84312 4/3/1953 Bernie's tune Terry Gibbs Sextet instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 84313 4/3/1953 De Arango Terry Gibbs Sextet instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 84314 4/3/1953 Lemon drop Terry Gibbs Sextet instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 84579 3/16/1953 Out of nowhere Terry Gibbs Quintet instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 84580 3/16/1953 What's new? Terry Gibbs Quintet instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 84581 3/16/1953 Now's the time Terry Gibbs Quintet instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 84582 3/16/1953 Bernie's tune Terry Gibbs Quintet instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 84613 5/27/1953 Perdido (Lost) Terry Gibbs Quintet instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 84614 5/27/1953 These foolish things Terry Gibbs Quintet instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 84615 5/27/1953 Don't blame me Terry Gibbs Quintet instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 84616 5/27/1953 You go to my head Jackie Paris instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 84617 5/27/1953 Cool blues Jackie Paris instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 85177 9/8/1953 Blue moon Terry Gibbs Quartet instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 85178 9/8/1953 I've found a new baby Terry Gibbs Quartet instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 85179 9/8/1953 My friend Tiny Terry Gibbs Quartet instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 85180 9/8/1953 Exactly like you Terry Gibbs Quartet instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 85183 9/9/1953 Terry's blues Terry Gibbs Quartet instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 85183[a] 9/9/1953 Wednesday at two Terry Gibbs Quartet instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 85184 9/9/1953 Vernerdi Terry Gibbs Quartet instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 85185 9/9/1953 That feller McKeller Terry Gibbs Quartet instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 85186 9/9/1953 Tea for two Terry Gibbs Quartet instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 86139 4/2/1954 Where are you? Terry Gibbs instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 86140 4/2/1954 That feeling Terry Gibbs instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 86141 4/2/1954 Love is just around the corner Terry Gibbs instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 86142 4/2/1954 Fabulous figs Terry Gibbs instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 86751 9/7/1954 Temporary Terry Gibbs Quartet instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 86752 9/7/1954 Tremendez Terry Gibbs Quartet instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 86753 9/7/1954 Old man Newman Terry Gibbs Quartet instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 86754 9/7/1954 What ho Terry Gibbs Quartet instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 86755 9/7/1954 Fatty Terry Gibbs Quartet instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 86756 9/7/1954 Baby doll Terry Gibbs Quartet instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 86757 9/7/1954 Peaches Terry Gibbs Quartet instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 86758 9/7/1954 Jazzbo mambo Terry Gibbs Quartet instrumentalist, string bass  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "O'Brien, Kenny," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/334324.

O'Brien, Kenny. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/334324.

"O'Brien, Kenny." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/334324

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: O'Brien, Kenny - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n93014219

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/16434013

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